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damage control

damage control noun: the limiting of damage resulting from an action when damage cannot be avoided.

Noun

damage control (countable and uncountable, plural damage controls)

  1. The limiting of damage resulting from an action when damage cannot be avoided.
  2. A department or group, as aboard a naval vessel, responsible for taking action to control damage caused by fire, collision, etc.
  3. (public relations) Any efforts, as by a company or organization, to curtail losses, counteract unfavorable publicity, etc.
    • As news of the impending layoffs spread faster, the company finally began damage control.
    • Across receptions and fringe events at the Conservative conference in Birmingham, MPs welcomed the U-turn but hinted further damage control was needed.2022 October 3, “Tory MPs plot to avert welfare squeeze after humiliating U-turns”, in The Guardian

Forms of damage control

pluraldamage controls

Questions about damage control

What does damage control mean?
Damage control means the limiting of damage resulting from an action when damage cannot be avoided.
What part of speech is damage control?
Damage control is a noun.
What is the plural of damage control?
The plural of damage control is damage controls.

Words near damage control in the dictionary

  1. damage
  2. damage boost
  3. damage boosted
  4. damage boosting
  5. damage boosts
  6. damage control
  7. damage controls
  8. damage feasant
  9. damageabilities
  10. damageability
  11. damageable

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